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2017 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
43.70 Department of health.
- 43.70.005 Intent.
- 43.70.010 Definitions.
- 43.70.020 Department created.
- 43.70.030 Secretary of health.
- 43.70.040 Secretary's powers—Rule-making authority—Report to the legislature.
- 43.70.041 Five-year formal review process of existing rules.
- 43.70.045 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
- 43.70.047 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
- 43.70.050 Collection, use, and accessibility of health-related data.
- 43.70.052 Hospital financial and patient discharge data—Financial reports—Data retrieval—American Indian health data—Patient discharge data—Confidentiality and protection.
- 43.70.054 Health care data standards—Submittal of standards to legislature.
- 43.70.056 Health care-associated infections—Data collection and reporting—Advisory committee—Rules.
- 43.70.057 Hospital emergency room patient care information—Data collection, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination—Rules.
- 43.70.060 Duties of department—Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.
- 43.70.064 Health care quality—Findings and intent—Requirements for conducting study under RCW 43.70.066.
- 43.70.066 Study—Uniform quality assurance and improvement program—Reports to legislature—Limitation on rule making.
- 43.70.068 Quality assurance—Interagency cooperation.
- 43.70.070 Duties of department—Analysis of health services.
- 43.70.075 Identity of whistleblower protected—Remedy for retaliatory action—Definitions—Rules.
- 43.70.080 Transfer of powers and duties from the department of social and health services.
- 43.70.090 Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.
- 43.70.095 Civil fines.
- 43.70.097 Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.
- 43.70.100 Reports of violations by secretary—Duty to institute proceedings—Notice to alleged violator.
- 43.70.110 License fees—Costs—Other charges—Waiver.
- 43.70.112 Online access to health care resources—Annual accounting of use of funds and use of online resources—University of Washington.
- 43.70.115 Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification.
- 43.70.117 Health care professionals licensed in another state or United States territory or the District of Columbia—In-state practice on a limited basis—Requirements—Limitations.
- 43.70.120 Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.
- 43.70.125 Health care facility certification—Unfunded federal mandates—Applicant fees.
- 43.70.130 Powers and duties of secretary—General.
- 43.70.140 Annual conference of health officers.
- 43.70.150 Registration of vital statistics.
- 43.70.160 Duties of registrar.
- 43.70.170 Threat to public health—Investigation, examination or sampling of articles or conditions constituting—Access—Subpoena power.
- 43.70.180 Threat to public health—Order prohibiting sale or disposition of food or other items pending investigation.
- 43.70.185 Inspection of property where marine species located—Prohibitions on harvest or landing—Penalties.
- 43.70.190 Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized.
- 43.70.195 Public water systems—Receivership actions brought by secretary—Plan for disposition.
- 43.70.200 Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.
- 43.70.210 Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged.
- 43.70.220 Transfer of powers and duties from the department of licensing.
- 43.70.230 Office of health consumer assistance created—Duties.
- 43.70.240 Written operating agreements.
- 43.70.250 License fees for professions, occupations, and businesses.
- 43.70.260 Appointment of temporary additional members of boards and committees for administration and grading of examinations.
- 43.70.270 License moratorium for persons in the service—Rules.
- 43.70.280 Procedure for issuance, renewal, or reissuance of credentials—Extension or modification of licensing, certification, or registration period authorized.
- 43.70.290 Funeral directors and embalmers subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
- 43.70.300 Secretary or secretary's designee ex officio member of health professional licensure and disciplinary boards.
- 43.70.310 Cooperation with department of ecology.
- 43.70.320 Health professions account—Fees credited—Requirements for biennial budget request—Unappropriated funds.
- 43.70.323 Hospital infection control grant account.
- 43.70.327 Public health supplemental account—Annual statement.
- 43.70.334 Temporary worker housing—Definition.
- 43.70.335 Temporary worker housing operating license—Fee—Display—Suspension or revocation—Fines—Refunds—Rules—Application of department of labor and industries standards.
- 43.70.337 Temporary worker housing building permit—Plans and specifications—Fees—Rules.
- 43.70.340 Temporary worker housing inspection fund—Fees on temporary worker housing operating licenses and building permits—Licenses generally.
- 43.70.400 Head injury prevention—Legislative finding.
- 43.70.410 Head injury prevention—Program, generally.
- 43.70.420 Head injury prevention—Information preparation.
- 43.70.430 Head injury prevention—Guidelines on training and education—Training of emergency medical personnel.
- 43.70.440 Head injury prevention act—Short title—1990 c 270.
- 43.70.442 Suicide assessment, treatment, and management training—Requirement for certain professionals—Exemptions—Model list of programs—Rules—Health profession training standards provided to the professional educator standards board.
- 43.70.443 Study of evidence-based suicide assessment, treatment, and management training—Report—Updates.
- 43.70.444 Washington plan for suicide prevention—Steering committee—Report.
- 43.70.445 Suicide-safer homes task force—Suicide awareness and prevention.
- 43.70.446 Suicide-safer homes project—Suicide-safer homes project account.
- 43.70.447 Suicide assessment, treatment, and management—Curriculum for dental students and dentists.
- 43.70.460 Retired primary and specialty care provider liability malpractice insurance—Program authorized.
- 43.70.470 Retired health care provider liability malpractice insurance—Conditions.
- 43.70.480 Emergency medical personnel—Futile treatment and natural death directives—Guidelines.
- 43.70.490 Emergency medical service personnel training program—Assistance to persons with disabilities—Requirements—Law enforcement officer training—Definitions.
- 43.70.500 Health care services practice indicators and risk management protocols.
- 43.70.510 Health care services coordinated quality improvement program—Rules.
- 43.70.512 Public health—Required measurable outcomes.
- 43.70.514 Public health—Definitions.
- 43.70.516 Public health—Department's duties.
- 43.70.520 Public health services improvement plan—Performance measures.
- 43.70.522 Public health performance measures—Assessing the use of funds—Secretary's duties.
- 43.70.525 Immunization assessment and enhancement proposals by local jurisdictions.
- 43.70.526 Childhood immunizations—Resources for expecting parents.
- 43.70.533 Chronic conditions—Training and technical assistance for primary care providers.
- 43.70.540 Data collection—Legislative finding and intent.
- 43.70.545 Data collection and reporting rules.
- 43.70.550 Public health services improvement plan—Contents.
- 43.70.555 Assessment standards.
- 43.70.560 Media violence—Reporting reduction efforts.
- 43.70.570 Intent—1995 c 43.
- 43.70.575 Definitions.
- 43.70.580 Public health improvement plan—Funds—Performance-based contracts—Rules—Evaluation and report.
- 43.70.590 American Indian health care delivery plan.
- 43.70.600 Survey regarding exposure to radio frequencies—Results.
- 43.70.605 Personal wireless services—Random testing on power density analysis—Rules.
- 43.70.610 Domestic violence education program—Established—Findings.
- 43.70.615 Multicultural health awareness and education program—Integration into health professions basic education preparation curriculum.
- 43.70.617 Prenatal nutrition best practices—Educational resources for pregnant women.
- 43.70.620 List of contacts—Health care professions.
- 43.70.630 Cost-reimbursement agreements.
- 43.70.640 Workplace breastfeeding policies—Infant-friendly designation.
- 43.70.650 School sealant endorsement program—Rules—Fee—Report to the legislature.
- 43.70.660 Product safety education.
- 43.70.665 Early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program—Medical advisory committee.
- 43.70.670 Human immunodeficiency virus insurance program.
- 43.70.680 Volunteers for emergency or disaster assistance.
- 43.70.690 State asthma plan.
- 43.70.700 Locally grown foods—Women, infant, and children farmers market nutrition program—Rules.
- 43.70.705 Fall prevention program.
- 43.70.710 Annual review of medication practices of five jails that use nonpractitioner jail personnel—Noncompliance.
- 43.70.720 Universal vaccine purchase account.
- 43.70.725 Health extension program—Dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources—Rules.
- 43.70.738 Down syndrome resources—Development.
- 43.70.740 Adjudicative proceedings.
- 43.70.750 Community assistance referral and education program—Review of certification and training—Recommendations to the legislature.
- 43.70.760 Healthy pregnancy advisory committee—Created—Administration—Duties.
- 43.70.900 References to the secretary or department of social and health services—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
- 43.70.901 References to the director or department of licensing—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
- 43.70.902 References to the hospital commission—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
- 43.70.910 Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
- 43.70.920 Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
NOTES:
Health, board of: Chapter 43.20 RCW.
Immunization program, departmental participation: RCW 28A.210.060 through 28A.210.170.
Interagency agreement on fetal alcohol exposure programs: RCW 71.24.610.
Medically accurate sexual education, departmental duties: RCW 28A.300.475.
Visual and auditory screening of pupils, data transferred to secretary: RCW 28A.210.030.
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